Problems of Household Waste Disposal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5177978 |
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| Authors | Ruchi Kaundal (Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CSK HPKV , Palampur 176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India), Avinash Sharma (0009-0002-5562-469X, Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CSK HPKV , Palampur 176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 199-201 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2007.11905973 |
| OpenAlex | W2185530597 |
| Language | EN |
The study was conducted in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Multi-stage stratified random sampling was used to draw a sample of 108 respondents. Based on sample survey, the study reveals that the garbage disposal outside the house was a major problem. Polythene was burnt along with other waste in both the communities. Waste recycling awareness was found to be higher in teaching community as compared to non-teaching community
Garbage · Geography · Household waste · Multistage sampling · Municipal solid waste · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Stratified sampling · Waste disposal · Waste management · Engineering · Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management · Mathematics · Municipal Solid Waste Management
| Highly cited | No |
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